# Incident 19970518041309I: Mooney M20J, Hawley, MN, May 18, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1997, 16:07 local time
- Place: Hawley, MN
- Airport: Hawley Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8838° N, 96.3506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HAWLEY MUNI (04Y), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8838&lon=-96.3506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201YB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201YB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,201 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970518041309I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS PERFORMING LANDINGS TO REGAIN CURRENCY. ON THIRD LANDING, PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A SHORT FIELD LANDING. THE PILOT WAS USING RUNWAY 330, THE WIND WAS 34018G 24KT AT THE TIME. THE PILOT HAD TO KEEP POWER UP, DURING THE FLARE PILOT REDUCED POWER AND AT THAT TIME THE GEAR WARNING HORN CAME ON. AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP AND SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT (ONLY OCCUPANT). MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. COCKPIT PROCEDURES FOR LOWERING LANDING GEAR. 44709 RIDE. COMPLETED WITH FARGO AND FSDO.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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